This is Volume 1 showing the first 250 photographs from a very exciting collection of photos taken by many Allied servicemen during the Normandy Campaign of the Summer of 1944. Following the D-Day Landings on 6th June 1944, the Allies attempted to breakout from the bridghead throughout June. The Americans drove up the Cotentin peninsula towards Cherbourg and then across through into Brittany. Many of the photos show the devestation of battle of just the ordinary little villages that were destroyed in the name of the Liberation. If you are a military vehicle enthusiast who owns and loves their Jeeps, Dodges and Jimmies, then see your vehicle in it’s environment. Who knows maybe your actual vehicle may be in one of the photos. Looking at many of the photos the Summer of ’44 looked pretty dry and dusty, with many vehicles covered in a light dust. Again a useful observation for model makers amongst us.
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Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor |
US 32 Infantry Division (Red Arrow) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (28 KJ 00)(C |
Land Rover 90 Defender (56 KK 97) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (83 KH 60) |
AEC 0853 Matador (KOT 801 F) |
FV 438 Swingfire APC (MUX 597 F) |
Eastern Front Collection 658 |
M18 Hellcat (5) |
Willys MB Jeep (559 UXW)(Courtesy o |
Eastern Front Collection 1056 |
Praga V3S 3Ton 6x6 Van (BSK 191) |
M26 Pershing (2) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (UYJ 904) |
Eastern Front Collection 935 |
Eastern Front Collection 707 |
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (42 KC 08) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 318 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |